Safety warning urges life jackets

FRENCH CAMP — The San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Office is urging people to wear life jackets when they go out on local waterways this week and throughout the summer.

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FRENCH CAMP — The San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Office is urging people to wear life jackets when they go out on local waterways this week and throughout the summer.

Sgt. Carey Pehl of the Sheriff’s Office Boating Safety Unit said the agency is reminding the public about the importance of boating safety because of Independence Day’s notoriety as an outdoor holiday.

Also, four people have drowned in the past two weeks on Delta waterways, and each victim was not wearing a life jacket, he said.